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Arm Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale Normal Abnormal Results

Front In the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale, what are the normal and abnormal results of the arm drift test (ask patient to close eyes and hold both arms out with palms up)?
Back Normal: Both arms move the same, or both arms do not move.

Abnormal: One arm does not move, or one arm drifts down compared with the other side.

Tags: 15, emergencies, neurologic

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